Real Madrid vs Manchester United Betting Preview

This Wednesday Real Madrid takes on Manchester United in the Champions League. While Madrid is bookies favourite to win, it is Real Madrid’s biggest game of the season and the pressure will be on.

The biggest names in world football meet in the knockout round

Madrid has odds of 4/6 to win and United are miles behind, the best odds available are 68/15.

Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho, has said that the ‘whole world is waiting’ for this match between two of the biggest names in football.

This is the fifth time that the teams have played each other in a European tie and so far Madrid has won 3 and United won 1.

Madrid are missing club captain and first-choice goalkeeper Iker Casillas due to a fractured hand, as a result it is expected that Diego Lopez will play. However, centre-back Pepe has returned after a month out and is expected to start.

Manchester United picked up two injuries in their game against Everton last Sunday, Phil Jones and Jonny Evans are out of action.

It is expected that Sir Alex Ferguson will partner Rio Ferdinand with Nemanja Vidic at centre-back and Robin van Persie will lead the attack with Wayne Rooney deployed in a deep midfield position.

Darren has always loved football. He has spent his whole life watching it, reading about it, playing it and of course writing about it. As well as from football he also an avid fan of sports such as rugby, cricket, tennis, basketball and many more. When he isn’t busy bringing you the latest sports news you’re likely to find Darren having a kick around on his local park.

OCA News is the premier resource for headlining news and developments in sports, gaming, entertainment and financial markets. With daily updates in each market and expanding reporting on a constant basis, OCA News delivers the most detailed and relevant coverage to readers.